作者: Giulia M. Stella , Alessandra Gentile , Alice Balderacchi , Federica Meloni , Melissa Milan
DOI: 10.1186/S12967-016-1008-4
关键词: Epithelial–mesenchymal transition 、 Malignant transformation 、 Effective treatment 、 Lung Disorder 、 Pathology 、 Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis 、 Cancer 、 Etiology 、 Medicine 、 Invasive growth
摘要: Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) identifies a specific lung disorder characterized by chronic, progressive fibrosing interstitial pneumonia of unknown etiology, which lacks effective treatment. According to the current pathogenic perspective, aberrant proliferative events in IPF resemble those occurring during malignant transformation.